I'm Japanese and take photo as a hobby, I've been watching and leaning from your video, and now so excited about your visit to Japan. I hope more your videos of photographing in Japan.
Thanks so much. I really loved Japan, it was my first time there and definitely won't be my last. I did intend to make another video in Tokyo, but I didn't have time unfortunately. I'll be back next year though, hopefully with a little more time.
Wow, thank you, that's a lovely thing to say. It's not true though...there are so many incredible photographers who I admire and inspire me to try to be better
Thank you very much for your work. I think you are the best photographer on TH-cam. Your work is classic and stylish. It’s very inspiring to watch you. I hope you make a video about Tokyo after your visit. Best regards from Germany!
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you enjoyed the video. I wanted to make a video in Tokyo, but unfortunately I didn't have time. I'll be back next year though and will try to do one then
I think I have an explanation to why the picture 5:49 works. I think it's because of the lines in the snow is entering or leaving the bottom right corner from where you stood. So it brings the feeling that we are standing there in the field. It gives a 3D feeling.
Your photography always really inspires me! Im currently in Japan and I'm visiting Hakuba soon, so im really excited to get some snowy mountain photos!
Thanks so much for watching. I did intend to do a video about street photography in Tokyo, but unfortunately I didn't really have enough time there to do it properly. I'll be back next year though and plan to do it then
Those pictures by the seaside of the shrine are phenomenal! My favorite was the straight on one taken at 120s with the 10 stop filter! Very surreal and awe inspiring. Reminds me of the monoliths on 2001! Very visually impactful photograph.
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you enjoyed the video. I wanted to make a video in Tokyo, but unfortunately I didn't have time. I'll be back next year though and will try to do one then
Now i need to go back to Hokkaido! Was there last March, in awe of the landscape from the train, but didnt get out into the sticks. Did you hire a 4x4 to get about?
Thanks so much for watching. Hokkaido really is amazing, we loved it a lot. You don't need a 4x4, a regular car is fine as the roads are good everywhere
Great trip, great photos and great comments! Thank you Andy. Once you use the 100 Mpx camera, is it easy to go back with a 40 Mpx one? Is there any feeling that you loose something?
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. Honestly I don't mind switching between the GFX and X-T5 at all. Obviously the GFX has wonderful resolution and detail, but in this particular location when so much of the image is blank negative space, I don't think it really mattered at all. I'm not really hung up on resolution, and will go with whatever system works best for the given location. I'll be shooting a lot of wildlife later this year, and for that the GFX is too slow, and the system lacks the long lenses. In fact, to be honest, I missed the X-T5 a lot on this trip as I really wanted a 100-400mm at times as quite a few of these images needed to be cropped as they were so far away. I'm actually planning to make a video on this at some point this year. On what medium format really gives you, what you gain, what you lose, and how much difference it really makes.
Thank you, your position is open and pragmatic. I hope you get a strong artistic recognition and a good economic model for the excellence of your work and your TH-cam services
A very enjoyable watch, seeing scenes which I’ve had the privilege of visiting over the last 2 weeks. Sadly I don’t think the Xmas tree will be there long, given the coach and carloads of mayhem from its popularity, which can’t be tolerable for the farmer. You’ll have seen the recent demise of one set of trees which had been felled nearby a scene you featured.
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it. It really is a wonderful place. Indeed, we heard about the line of trees being cut, and I suspect you're right about the "christmas tree". The shot I did was first thing in the morning and we were the only people there, but our Japanese guide had warned us that it got busy (we avoided the cranes in Lake Kussharo for the same reason). At the end of our last day in Biei we went back to photograph another tree near the Christmas tree (I have multiple images of it in this video) and saw the mad rush down the road at the Christmas tree. It reminded me a lot of locations in Tuscany, which are crazy now. For the most part though, we rarely saw other photographers at any of the locations, we went to the more well known places first thing and were consistently alone, and the other places usually just had one or two other local tourists around them.
Unfortunately, there are very few neon signs left in Tokyo and Hong-Kong (both were famous for having a lot of them at the time). It's mostly LED screens now.
Hi Andy, congratulations, very beautiful and inspiring, with a bit of luck regarding the snow at the precise moment 😉 Just a curiosity, if I may: how did you film the two people walking, appearing twice on the video (one with a red jacket)? It looked like very smooth footage without bumps. Thank you so much
Thanks for watching. Hokkaido gets a ridiculous amount of snow at this time of year, so getting snow like this there is pretty much the norm. As for the video in the forest, it was shot with an Insta 360. Most of the b-roll in this video was shot with it as I didn't take a drone with me.
I'm Japanese and take photo as a hobby, I've been watching and leaning from your video, and now so excited about your visit to Japan. I hope more your videos of photographing in Japan.
Thanks so much. I really loved Japan, it was my first time there and definitely won't be my last. I did intend to make another video in Tokyo, but I didn't have time unfortunately. I'll be back next year though, hopefully with a little more time.
Stunning!
Thanks so much
Awesome work Andy. Thnx
Thanks so much for watching
Awesome phots Andy!
Thanks so much for watching
Absolutely gorgeous work, Andy. I LOVE the images you created here.
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoy the images
Became nostalgic to see Hokkaido winter, miss my days living in Sapporo. Thanks for the photos.
Thanks so much for watching, Hokkaido is a lovely place and Sapporo a fascinating city
You are the most gifted landscape photographer I've ever known
Wow, thank you, that's a lovely thing to say. It's not true though...there are so many incredible photographers who I admire and inspire me to try to be better
Thank you very much for your work. I think you are the best photographer on TH-cam. Your work is classic and stylish. It’s very inspiring to watch you.
I hope you make a video about Tokyo after your visit.
Best regards from Germany!
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you enjoyed the video. I wanted to make a video in Tokyo, but unfortunately I didn't have time. I'll be back next year though and will try to do one then
I think I have an explanation to why the picture 5:49 works. I think it's because of the lines in the snow is entering or leaving the bottom right corner from where you stood. So it brings the feeling that we are standing there in the field. It gives a 3D feeling.
Thanks so much for watching
Your photography always really inspires me! Im currently in Japan and I'm visiting Hakuba soon, so im really excited to get some snowy mountain photos!
Thanks so much for watching. Enjoy your time in Japan, it's a lovely place
The Images are fantastic! I absolutely like your style of photography / editing! Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks so much for watching, really glad you enjoyed it
Some really stunning images Andy!
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it
Loved every single image Andy...... ,can't wait to see you doing street photography in Tokyo!
Thanks so much for watching. I did intend to do a video about street photography in Tokyo, but unfortunately I didn't really have enough time there to do it properly. I'll be back next year though and plan to do it then
Just stunning!!! 👏👏
Thanks so much for watching
Fantastic video as always.
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed the video
Hah, what a great timing to see your upload. Was watching your other videos. Thank you for the great tips and beautiful images!
Thanks so much for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video
Wonderfull images. For me the greatest is the brown leaf in the snow. Thank you for your inspiring videos !
Thanks so much for watching. That leaf shot was one I barely noticed, but was glad I got it as soon as I took it
Loved the artful photographs! Great compositional advice as well.
Thanks so much for watching, really glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for showing us this unique place, Andy. I really enjoyed the images and also the guidance of subject placement.
Thanks so much Stewart. We really enjoyed Japan, it's a really fascinating place. Hope all is well with you
Those pictures by the seaside of the shrine are phenomenal! My favorite was the straight on one taken at 120s with the 10 stop filter! Very surreal and awe inspiring. Reminds me of the monoliths on 2001! Very visually impactful photograph.
Thanks so much. We really enjoyed the Tori gate, it's an incredibly cool place to photograph
Wow!
Thanks so much
Absolutely amazing! Those conditions suit your kind of photography.
Thanks so much for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video
Looks stunning. Have to add to the photo trip plans! Thanks
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic location & images👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks so much for watching, really glad you enjoyed the video
Impressive work, Andy!
Thanks so much for watching
Fantastic pictures 😊
Thanks so much for watching
Amazing stuff, Andy. Looks really stunning.
Thanks so much Torsten, I think you'd really love it there
Very beautiful shots 👍👍👍
Thanks so much for watching
Maravillosas imágenes!!!
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the images
Amazing images in this video! Love how you show your work, the different angles and compositions.
Are you gonna do another for Tokio? Hope so.
Thanks so much for the comment, really glad you enjoyed the video. I wanted to make a video in Tokyo, but unfortunately I didn't have time. I'll be back next year though and will try to do one then
Merci pour cette vidéo et ces magnifiques paysages
Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé, je suis heureux que vous ayez apprécié les images
Andyさんの動画いつも楽しみにしてます！日本へようこそ🙂
Thanks so much for watching. Being in Japan was wonderful, the people there were incredibly friendly and welcoming
Now i need to go back to Hokkaido! Was there last March, in awe of the landscape from the train, but didnt get out into the sticks. Did you hire a 4x4 to get about?
Thanks so much for watching. Hokkaido really is amazing, we loved it a lot. You don't need a 4x4, a regular car is fine as the roads are good everywhere
Great trip, great photos and great comments! Thank you Andy. Once you use the 100 Mpx camera, is it easy to go back with a 40 Mpx one? Is there any feeling that you loose something?
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. Honestly I don't mind switching between the GFX and X-T5 at all. Obviously the GFX has wonderful resolution and detail, but in this particular location when so much of the image is blank negative space, I don't think it really mattered at all. I'm not really hung up on resolution, and will go with whatever system works best for the given location. I'll be shooting a lot of wildlife later this year, and for that the GFX is too slow, and the system lacks the long lenses. In fact, to be honest, I missed the X-T5 a lot on this trip as I really wanted a 100-400mm at times as quite a few of these images needed to be cropped as they were so far away.
I'm actually planning to make a video on this at some point this year. On what medium format really gives you, what you gain, what you lose, and how much difference it really makes.
Thank you, your position is open and pragmatic. I hope you get a strong artistic recognition and a good economic model for the excellence of your work and your TH-cam services
@@AndyMumford That would make a very interesting video!
A very enjoyable watch, seeing scenes which I’ve had the privilege of visiting over the last 2 weeks. Sadly I don’t think the Xmas tree will be there long, given the coach and carloads of mayhem from its popularity, which can’t be tolerable for the farmer. You’ll have seen the recent demise of one set of trees which had been felled nearby a scene you featured.
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it. It really is a wonderful place. Indeed, we heard about the line of trees being cut, and I suspect you're right about the "christmas tree". The shot I did was first thing in the morning and we were the only people there, but our Japanese guide had warned us that it got busy (we avoided the cranes in Lake Kussharo for the same reason). At the end of our last day in Biei we went back to photograph another tree near the Christmas tree (I have multiple images of it in this video) and saw the mad rush down the road at the Christmas tree. It reminded me a lot of locations in Tuscany, which are crazy now. For the most part though, we rarely saw other photographers at any of the locations, we went to the more well known places first thing and were consistently alone, and the other places usually just had one or two other local tourists around them.
Unfortunately, there are very few neon signs left in Tokyo and Hong-Kong (both were famous for having a lot of them at the time). It's mostly LED screens now.
This is true, but they're still incredibly photogenic around Shinjuka
Hi Andy, congratulations, very beautiful and inspiring, with a bit of luck regarding the snow at the precise moment 😉 Just a curiosity, if I may: how did you film the two people walking, appearing twice on the video (one with a red jacket)? It looked like very smooth footage without bumps. Thank you so much
Thanks for watching. Hokkaido gets a ridiculous amount of snow at this time of year, so getting snow like this there is pretty much the norm. As for the video in the forest, it was shot with an Insta 360. Most of the b-roll in this video was shot with it as I didn't take a drone with me.
@@AndyMumford, thank you so much!